Slot-ball

[Frogfish]

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Interesting thing about Slot is that he sometimes makes multiple tactical/positional adjustments in a game without making substitutions. We saw it most strikingly against Fulham when he tried something, it didn’t work, tried another tactic and then settled on 3rd that finally allowed us to dominate.

When something doesn’t quite work to his liking, it takes him about 5 minutes to recognize it, make a decision on how to change and communicate it to players. This is modern coaching - gone are the days when a manager would watch and suffer through 45 minutes of shite before making any changes - now it’s a lot faster and more seamless. And it’s a huge advantage against teams who are not flexible/versatile/well-coached enough to be able to make these kinds of micro-adjustments mid-game.

This is like racing Formula 1 and your car is far more responsive and nimble than most opponents - in the end that may matter more than pure speed.

I LOVE the speed of Slot's tactical brain and the adjustments he makes. He won't get it right every time but it's great that he recognises the issues and immediately tries to rectify them.

 

[Frogfish]

Have to say this has been a genuinely good process of searching for a new manager - no panic, not asking Klopp to appoint his successor like United did with Fergie, just trusting their judement and process and the result so far has been brilliant.

Whatever you do don't tell Binomial that his 'most hated man on the planet' is actually really really good given time.

 

[rurikbird]

I LOVE the speed of Slot's tactical brain and the adjustments he makes. He won't get it right every time but it's great that he recognises the issues and immediately tries to rectify them.

The thing is, even when he gets it wrong or the opposition manager surprises him (as happened a few times already), it can all be corrected in real time! So all oppositon manager gets for his sleepless nights of drafting a perfect plan is maybe a 5-10 minute period where we’re under the cosh - if they don’t manage to inflict major damage during that period, you know Slot will wriggle out of it.

By contrast, when OUR plan works, we usually manage to convert it into a concrete advantage and don’t let go until we’re comfortably ahead. This speedy tactical adaptibility and flexibility is a real cheat code for this team. It was already going in this direction under Klopp, but I think Slot took it to a new level.

 

[Modo]

The thing is, even when he gets it wrong or the opposition manager surprises him (as happened a few times already), it can all be corrected in real time! So all oppositon manager gets for his sleepless nights of drafting a perfect plan is maybe a 5-10 minute period where we’re under the cosh - if they don’t manage to inflict major damage during that period, you know Slot will wriggle out of it.

By contrast, when OUR plan works, we usually manage to convert it into a concrete advantage and don’t let go until we’re comfortably ahead. This speedy tactical adaptibility and flexibility is a real cheat code for this team. It was already going in this direction under Klopp, but I think Slot took it to a new level.

What's even more impressive is that Slot is doing all this with a team he hasn't built.

I think he's the best tactician we've had since Rafa.

 

[StevieM]

Whatever you do don't tell Binomial that his 'most hated man on the planet' is actually really really good given time.

It’s not as if he could get more angry.

 

[Frogfish]

It’s not as if he could get more angry.

Do you want to bet ?!

 

[localny]

Have to say this has been a genuinely good process of searching for a new manager - no panic, not asking Klopp to appoint his successor like United did with Fergie, just trusting their judement and process and the result so far has been brilliant.

Well said. Honestly, this is as good as it gets with owners. I really do respect FSG and their process. I do think they could splash the cash a bit but they really have effectively used data analytics and the usual traditional approaches well. It helps to retain knowledge within an org. Look at the FSG board, and even staff. Lots of continuity, with their strong performers.

 

[tombrown]

This is causing serious damage to the bi gnome

 

[localny]

We all have players or managers or in this case sporting directors we have a beef with.

For me it was Lazy Harry Kewell, who cost us the 2007 champions league (walking around, not tracking back)

 

[rurikbird]

View: https://x.com/AnfieldSector/status/1870078270357606454

Yup, I wasn’t imagining things. The rest of the league is taking notice of Slot’s chameleon-ball.

 

[Woland]

So he's starting us off shite on purpose. All makes sense now.